07/17: After Rain Delay, Yankees Edge Tigers, 5-3
Posted by: Patrick
The Yankees scored only 5 runs on Friday night, despite 13 hits and 4 walks, but it was enough to pick up a 5-3 victory over the Tigers in New York.
A.J. Burnett got the start and went 6 innings, allowing all 3 Tigers runs on 6 hits and 5 walks. He left the game down 3-2 with Johnny Damon scoring both of those runs. First on a Hideki Matsui single and second through an error on a ball that Mark Teixeira put in play.
Phil Hughes relieved A.J. and pitched two scoreless innings. Damon would score once more in the seventh on a Teixeira three run shot that brought Jeter around, as well.
The rain delay would come in the bottom of the eighth. After all was said and done, the stage was set for Mariano Rivera in the top of the ninth.
Things got a little hairy when Placido Polanco put up a one out double, but Mo retired the next two batters to secure save number 24. He's presently on pace for 43 saves, which would be his most in a season since he hit that same number in 2005.
Tomorrow at 1:05 PM ET, CC Sabathia (8-6, 3.86) will go against Justin Verlander (10-4, 3.38).
Recap records: Patrick: 26–13, Seamus: 20–16, Andrew: 6–8.
A.J. Burnett got the start and went 6 innings, allowing all 3 Tigers runs on 6 hits and 5 walks. He left the game down 3-2 with Johnny Damon scoring both of those runs. First on a Hideki Matsui single and second through an error on a ball that Mark Teixeira put in play.
Phil Hughes relieved A.J. and pitched two scoreless innings. Damon would score once more in the seventh on a Teixeira three run shot that brought Jeter around, as well.
The rain delay would come in the bottom of the eighth. After all was said and done, the stage was set for Mariano Rivera in the top of the ninth.
Things got a little hairy when Placido Polanco put up a one out double, but Mo retired the next two batters to secure save number 24. He's presently on pace for 43 saves, which would be his most in a season since he hit that same number in 2005.
Tomorrow at 1:05 PM ET, CC Sabathia (8-6, 3.86) will go against Justin Verlander (10-4, 3.38).
Recap records: Patrick: 26–13, Seamus: 20–16, Andrew: 6–8.
